Necktie holder



L. E. BAER NEGKTIE HOLDER Filed April 24. 1934 I INVENTOR. [aw/van?.zi'fla'er 26mm ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 21, 1935 NECKTIE HOLDER Lawrence E. Baer, Attleboro, Mass,assignor to The Baer & Wilde Company, a. corporation of MassachusettsApplication April 24, 1934, Serial No. 722,076 6 Claims (01. z-ns) Thisinvention relates to a necktie holder and has for one of its objects theprovision of a necktie holder which will restrain a cravat againstlateral movement while permitting longitudinal movement to preventwrinkling of the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder' for acravat which will permit the cravat to lie centrally of the shirt whenthe holder is in mounted position thereon.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device which maybe looped about the cravat laterally thereof to retain the tie indesired position without the necessity of passing the ends of the tiethrough the part which holds it in such position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a necktie holder soarranged that the holder may be passed about the tie and secured inposition on the shirt and may be optionally so arranged that the tie maybe tucked through the holder if desired.

A further object of the invention is. the provision of a holder whichwill utilize a part of the shirt itself as a portion of the encirclingelement of the tie rather than providing sufficient metal to completelyencircle the tie.

, A still further object of the invention is the provision of a verysimple device which may be arranged very compactly for transportingpurposes and one which will be light in weight and one which isinexpensive to manufacture.

'With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a fragmental portion of a. shirt, acollar thereon and a cravat extending from the collar, showing myimproved holding device as in a position to prevent, restrain or guidethe movements of the tie or cravat in relation to the shirt.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of the shirt withthe tie as turned up to illustrate the attaching means of my device asin position on the shirt.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3'3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on line H of Fig, 2, illustrating in dot-dash linesthe chain for connecting together the detachable members.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view looking at the back of one of my detachablemembers.

Necktie holders consisting of a pair of jaws for gripping both a cravatand shirt between them for holding the cravat in position will restrainthe cravat not only against lateral movement but also againstlongitudinal movement. It is frequently desirable to permit the cravatto move longitudinally and to restrain it laterally; and in order thatthis may be accomplished I have 5 provided a flexible element andsecured it to the shirt at spaced points, the flexible element extendingloosely about the cravat permitting it to take the desired position onthe shirt and which together with a portion of the shirt to which it 10is gripped provides a complete encirclement of the tie or cravat so asto restrain it against lateral movement and also limitedly permit thetie to move up and down in relation to the shirt in response to movementof the body and I so detachably secure this flexible member to the shirtthat it may be'detached at either end to be moved about the tie and thencaused to be secured in position and by this arrangement I do not haveto poke the tie through the flexible member which in some instances maybecome marred or provide such sharp corners as to catch in the tie andtear the same; and the following is a more detailed description of thepresent embodiment of the invention illustrating the preferred means bywhich these advantageous results may be accomplished: 1

With reference to the drawing, [0 designates a shirt with a strip ofmaterial II sewed along its edge l2, asat l3 and H. A collar I5 ismounted on the usual neckband I 6 of the shirt and a fourin-hand necktieor cravat l1 extends downwardly from the collar over the front of theshirt and over the strip ll of facing material at the edge thereof. Mynecktie holder consists of a pair of clip members designated generallyl8, see Fig. 5, one of which may be detachably secured to the edge I! ofthe facing strip H on one side of the strip and the other to the edge 20of the facing strip II on the other side, see for instance Fig. 2. Thesedetaching members may be identical in form and as will be seen by thedrawing,-are beneath the tie and are hidden from view thereby. On eachof these members there is provided a ring 22 to which there is connecteda flexible element or chain 23 so that these two detachable members i8are connected together by a chain 23 extending out over the face of thetie and this chain is of such a length that it will loop about the tieand retain the same against lateral movement altho permitting somelongitudinal movement of the tie by sliding through this chainwhich'acts as a guide therefor.

While this tie may be poked through the chain after the same is inposition as illustrated in Figs.

1 and 2, I usually prefer to attach one end and then pass the other endof the chain about the tie and attach the. other clip or member to theshirt by placing them at a substantially horizontal level with respectto the vertical position of the shirt and thus maintain the entiredevice substantially horizontal and in a position which has a neatappearance on the shirt.

The members l8 may be of any suitable construction, permitting them tobe clipped onto the shirt, that which I have shown here consisting of afront jaw 25, a back jaw 26, each being provided with ears 2l pivotedtogether by a pin 28 about which there extends a coiled spring 29 havingportions such as 30, extending to cause these jaws 25 and 26 to moveabout the pin 28 as'a pivot and cause their ends 3| and 32 which areturned inwardly and provided with teeth 33 to engage and exert a bitingpressure on any material placed between them. Thus when these membersare placed on the edges l9 and 20, which are doubled back as illustratedin Fig. 4, they will maintain themselves securely in position.

The front jaw 25 has soldered to it the ring 22 to which the flexibleelement or the chain is attached, the same being of a length just aboutsufiicient to encircle the tie and yet restrain it in its movementlaterally and-hold the tie in the desired position along the shirtfront, and centrally thereof by reason of the flexibility of the chainallowing the tie to move over beyond the edge of the shirt so that itscenter will align with the edge of the shirt.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a shirt, a necktie holder having separate membersattachable to the shirt at selected spaced points a desired distanceapart,

means flexibly connecting said members together and together with theportion of the shirt between said spaced points encircling the tie.

2. In combination, a shirt, a necktie holder having separate membersattachable to the shirt at selected spaced points a desired distanceapart, means flexibly connecting said members together and together withthe portion of the shirt between said spaced points encircling the tie,said connecting means plus the length of the space between said spacedpoints being of a length to loosely encircle the tie.

3. In combination, a shirt having a strip of material secured to theedge thereof with its opposite edges free, a necktie holder havingmembers detachably attached to the opposite free edges of said strip, aflexible member connecting said members together and of a length whichtogether with said strip of material between said members will encirclea cravat over this portion of the shirt.

4. In combination, a shirt having a strip of material secured to theedge thereof with its opposite edges free, a necktie holder having clipsdetachably attached to the opposite free edges of said strip, a chainmember connecting said members together and of a length which togetherwith said strip of material between said members will encircle a cravatover this portion of the shirt.

5. In combination, a shirt, a necktie and a necktie holder, said holdercomprising a pair of separate members, each detachably secured to saidshirt at a selected point, and a flexible element connecting saidmembers together and partially encircling the necktie.

6. In combination, a shirt, a necktie overlying the shirt and a necktieholder, said holder comprising a pair of clip members detachably securedto said shirt beneath said tie, and a chain connecting said memberstogether and partially encircling the necktie, whereby said members arehidden and the chain only is exposed to view.

LAWRENCE E. BAER.

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